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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Hi, we will be spending two days at US/IOA and aside from making two reservations for Three Broomsticks, how much should I budget for a family of six? Would I be better off getting the Meal Deal sans drinks which doesn't sound like much of a deal or just cash? Thanks a lot!
i would get the meal vouchers we were there in oct and had lunch at mel's and it was just hamburgers and chicken fingers and for 3 of us for lunch with drinks it was about $30.00. and all the cs in the park is aoubt the same price
We used the meal deal, and found it was very good. Yes, you eat at CS restaraunts, but we usually do when on vacation anyway. Very easy to do, and I think well worth the money. The refill drinks were good too, $8 for the cup with unlimited free refills.
A burger, fries, and a large soda generally costs about $12-$14.
Money saving tip! If you are a AAA member, flash your AAA card and get a 10% discount on food. You can get a discount on souvenirs if you flash your card at the gift shops. If you flash anything else, you might get arrested.
I am considering the meal deal, at least for one day when we go in August. We didn't do it last time but I think with 2 teenage boys I will save money with it.
Good tip about the AAA savings, too. Works on the hotels as well.
The Three Broomsticks is supposed to be counter service EXCEPT for the people who book the package deal through US and then they get a reservation for breakfast and early admission to the HP section of the park.
Oh, and I only plan to eat in the HP themed area so the meal plan is no good for us...they haven't announced if any of the HP food areas will be included in the meal plan after July.
We just went to US/IOA at the end of July. We got the Meal Deal with drinks and thought it was a great deal! The best CS place to eat at on the plan IMO is the Comic Strip Cafe in IOA and Louie's at US.....they had more of a variety.
We were there last week. We got the one-park meal deal for one day and enjoyed it. We got one of the refillable cups (the one with free refills, there is also one with cheap refills). We got up early to see the Harry Potter area, so we ate an early lunch at 11. Then we had a snack at 2 and dinner at 6. My boys (10, 13, 15) LOVED it. They were able to go through the lines for seconds, or if they didn't like an item. We'd do it again if we were spending a full day there.
We got meal deal while we were there this year but I think we broke even and likely ate some items which we might not of. You can usually by whats on offer at the in-plan resturants for less than $10 so if your not a dessert eater and not likely to make more than 2 lunch/dinner trips I'd skip it.
We got the meal deal and thought it was o.k., but we wouldn't do it again. There are some really wonderful places to eat at IOA/Universal. Finnegan's and Lombardy's in Universal are both nice places with good food. Mythos is not to be missed in my opinion. The CS places all seemed about the same with burgers, chicken fingers or pizza as the main choices.
We got the meal deal and thought it was o.k., but we wouldn't do it again. There are some really wonderful places to eat at IOA/Universal. Finnegan's and Lombardy's in Universal are both nice places with good food. Mythos is not to be missed in my opinion. The CS places all seemed about the same with burgers, chicken fingers or pizza as the main choices.
Ditto on that we really enjoyed Finnegans - being a Brit living in US I miss some of the old favorites like Bangers & Mash.
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